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Portable Fire Suppression via Conductive Aerosol-Assisted Vortex Rings
TS-072328 — The Need Current firefighting methods often rely on water, toxic foams, or pre-installed systems, which can strain resources, pose environmental hazards, and limit portability. There is a growing demand for safer, non-toxic, and portable fire suppression solutions that can be rapidly deployed in div…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Tahmina, Qudsia; LaRocco, John; Simonis, John
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Reversible Shape-Changing Amorphous Polymers via Liquid Crystal Templating
TS-071745 — The Need Current two-way shape memory polymers (SMPs) require expensive, crystalline or liquid crystalline monomers and complex synthesis, limiting their use in cost-sensitive and biocompatible applications. Widely used amorphous polymers (e.g., polystyrene, PMMA) are inexpensive and common in con…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Wang, Xiaoguang "William"; Dupont, Robert; Zhang, Meng
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

AI-Powered Smart Home System for Visual Organization Task Automation
TS-071692 — The Need Modern smart home systems often lack contextual awareness and actionable intelligence, limiting their usefulness in daily home management. Consumers are seeking more intuitive, proactive solutions that go beyond simple automation to offer real-time insights, task generation, and physical in…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Wisniewski, Dan; Cazares, Richard; Schneller, Aspen; Starrett, Sean; Terveer, Michael
  • Licensing Officer: Sharick, Joe

Dual-Function Convertible Tree Stand and Game Cart
TS-071294 — The Need Tree stands are essential tools for hunters, offering elevated vantage points that improve visibility and scent control. However, they are also the leading cause of hunting-related injuries, particularly climber-style stands where separation of components can result in falls. Additionally, …
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Havrilla, Josh; Beinhardt, Andrew; Haubert, Jacob; Loynes, Ryan; Orlett, Josh
  • Licensing Officer: Sharick, Joe

Modular UV Smart Lid System for Enhanced Food Preservation
TS-071056 — The Need Food waste remains a significant global issue, with the average American discarding over 100 pounds of food annually, amounting to nearly $2,800 in losses per household. A substantial portion of this waste results from premature spoilage due to microbial contamination and suboptimal storage…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Wisniewski, Dan; Jacovsky, Matt; Lewis, Tim; Nance, Steven; Remedios, Xavier; Sweet, Joe
  • Licensing Officer: Sharick, Joe

Enhanced Butanol Production via Engineered Clostridium Strains
TS-069522 — The Need The biofuel and biochemical industries face challenges in efficiently converting fermentation byproducts, such as butyrate, into higher-value products like butanol. Traditional methods often result in the accumulation of waste products, limiting overall process efficiency and economic viab…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Moore, Curtis; Yang, Shang-Tian "ST"
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Adjustable Squatting Device for Constipation
TS-063959 — The Need Millions of individuals suffer from constipation due to the inability to relax pelvic floor muscles during bowel movements, leading to discomfort and strained efforts. Current solutions, like the Squatty Potty, lack adjustability and portability, limiting their effectiveness for a diverse …
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Ruegsegger, Mark; Chakraborty, Subhankar; Gluzman, Isabella; Li, Yiqun; Piatkowski, Stephen; Puri, Raima
  • Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid

Method to Create Patterned Thin Films of Lithium Niobate for Hybrid Integrated Photonics
TS-062492 — Photonic integration is driven by demand for smaller size, lower cost, lower power consumption, easier assembly, higher reliability, and greater data density in modern photonic devices and systems. Among the many platforms, silicon photonics is particularly promising for photonic integration due t…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Reano, Ronald; Chen, Li
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

Fluidic Oscillators with Frequency-Synchronized Sweeping Jets
TS-055653 — Embark on a new era of synchronized flow control with our fluidic oscillator array utilizing frequency-synchronized sweeping jets. Experience unmatched precision, adaptability, and efficiency in your engineering endeavors. Revolutionize your industry with our innovative solution, driving progress through synchronized fluidic innovation. This inventive technology T2018-051 is just one part of a larger, comprehensive suite of fluidic oscillator technologies offered by The Ohio State University for licensing. To learn more about our other designs, please visit https://oied.osu.edu/find-technologies and search using the term: Fluidic Oscillator. To see a descriptive YouTube video of this technology, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Hn2q5W958.
In the evolving landscape of fluid dynamics, a critical need arises for precise flow control in large-scale applications such as aerodynamics and environmental engineering. Existing fluidic oscillators, though innovative, face synchronization challenges when deployed in arrays, limiting their effe…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Tomac, Mehmet; Gregory, James "Jim"
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

Fluidic Oscillators with Variable Sweep, Tilt, and Inclination as well as Adjustable Frequency
TS-055514 — Embark on a new era of fluidic control with our state-of-the-art fluidic oscillator technology with variable sweep, tilt, and inclination control as well as adjustable frequency. Experience unmatched precision, adaptability, and efficiency in your fluidic applications. Stay ahead of the curve and revolutionize your industry with our innovative solution. This inventive technology T2018-041 is just one part of a larger, comprehensive suite of fluidic oscillator technologies offered by The Ohio State University for licensing. To learn more about our other designs, please visit https://oied.osu.edu/find-technologies and search using the term: Fluidic Oscillator. To see a descriptive YouTube video of this technology, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Hn2q5W958.
In the realm of fluidic engineering, a pressing demand exists for a fluidic oscillator that surpasses the limitations of traditional devices. Current fluidic oscillators struggle with fixed frequencies and sweeping angles, hindering their adaptability to diverse applications. Industries require a …
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Tomac, Mehmet; Gregory, James "Jim"
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

Semi-crystalline Polymer Nanocomposite and Foam Structure and Method for Making the Same
TS-038002 — A new way to create polymer nanocomposite foam structures with enhanced mechanical properties.
Nanotechnology is a constantly growing field, and has a vast potential to change the world for the better. One of the many things products that the nanotechnology field has given to us is the polymer nanocomposite and their foams. This foam has a greater value than traditional plastic foams, since…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Lee, L James; Chiu, Debbie Yven; Fu, Dajiong; Li, Dachao; Yen, Ying-Chieh
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

A novel way to complete navigation with a GPS enabled device without maintianing a consistent signal
TS-037496 — Topoplogy Based Large Scale Indoor/Outdoor Geo-Navigation for Mobile Platforms Guided by GIS and BIM
Mobile devices with GPS systems are seeing increase in use over the last decade, it is not hard to say that geo‐localization and navigation have become important aspects of our lives. GPS is limited in certain settings where the signal is degraded or blocked such as city centers with high‐rise…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Yilmaz, Alper; Gupta, Ashish
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

Method to enhance light extraction efficiency in tunnel-injected III-Nitrate ultraviolet LEDs
TS-037365 — A novel method to enhance the transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic polarized light via relfective surfaces on top of a tunnel junction based LED structure.
III-Nitride ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV LEDs) have a variety of promising applications, including sterilization and water purification. Currently, UV LEDs use an absorbing p-GaN top layer for hole injection, which reduces light extraction efficiency to lower than 20%. UV light emissions …
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Rajan, Siddharth; Akyol, Faith; Jamal-Eddine, Zane; Zhang, Yuewei
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

On-Chip Optical Polarization Rotator
TS-015265 — Chip-scale broadband and tunable polarization rotator with low insertion loss whose purpose is to dynamically control optical polarization in photonic integrated circuits
Optical polarization controllers and rotators are necessary components to control optical polarization in bulk bench-scale optics. Current approaches to achieve on-chip polarization control on a chip include asymmetric gratings, waveguides with asymmetric slanted sidewalls, dual core waveguides wi…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Reano, Ronald; Sun, Peng
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

Stretchable and Flexible E-Fiber Wire Antennas
TS-014971 — A new process to fabricate stretchable and flexible wire antennas with conductive fibers (E-fibers)
Current processes to manufacture flexible, mechanically durable antennas on E-fibers yield non-stretchable prototypes and lack fine print details. The geometric accuracy of printed antennas is less than 1 mm, and the devices are prone to failure due to fatigue and wear from deformation. The antenn…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Volakis, John; Kiourti, Asimina
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Efficient Graded III-Nitride Nanowires
TS-014952 — A nanowire that overcomes defect formation normally found in LEDs, leading to higher charge density.
Unlike traditional light bulbs, Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) use less power, last longer, and contain no environmentally harmful substances. However, LEDs struggle with technical errors, such as lattice mismatch and large resistances. As adoption increases, it is necessary to develop LEDs that are…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Rajan, Siddharth; Myers, Roberto
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

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